The Last House on the Street

The SCOPE volunteers take Kayla to the Black hospital because the white hospital turns her away when they find out that she is a SCOPE volunteer. She struggles through Saturday night and Sunday but wakes up on Monday feeling much better. The Black nurse and Black patient in the room with her express gratitude for the work that she is doing. Win comes to bring her back to the school when she is released. They discuss the Klan rally and Ellie’s surprise at seeing people she knew there. Win asks her if her father might also be in the Klan, which Ellie finds an outrageous suggestion.

Before taking Rainie to preschool, Kayla pulls her trash can to the end of the driveway. As she is backing out, she sees that someone has dumped the trash can over and intentionally spread trash across the yard. When she comes back from preschool, she starts to pick the trash up and sees a note on the can that says, “your woods are a source of evil that touches all our lives” (191). Kayla calls the police. A Black officer, Samantha Johns, responds. Kayla spills out her story and Johns is sympathetic. She gives Kayla her card and instructs her to call whenever she needs her.